," holiday horror at the mall. a gunman opens fire on crowds of christmas shoppers in a portland, oregon, suburb, where mall santa drops to his knees to stay safe. >> three people, including the gunman, are now dead and stunned survivors are left asking why? it is wednesday, december 12th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. i'm paula faris. >> on this 12-12-12. interesting date. the last time we'll see a day like this for 88 years, until january 1st, 2101. good morning, everybody, i'm rob nelson. serious news to get to this morning. holiday festivities turned to bloodshed and fear when that masked man went on a shooting rampage. >>> also this morning, north korea makes a bold military move, launching a long-range ballistic missile. what that means for the u.s. and for the rest of the world. >>> it's really taking the united states government by surprise, too. and hair ye, hair ye, a burglary suspect's bizarre behavior make for an interesting day in a south florida courtroom. >>> later, prosecutors really want to throw the book now at, wait for it, yea